Mac OS

Palm Desktop and the Palm HotSync Manager serve as the core components in the desktop relationship of any Palm Powered device. The combination of these two programs has been very successful and has served the Palm community quite well since their inception. Mac users have had a long history with Palm OS handhelds with versions of Palm Desktop software since Mac OS 7, through Mac OS X. tech news

As a proven leader in Mac synchronization solutions, Mark/Space, Inc. will fill the need to offer Mac users a solution for synchronizing Palm OS Cobalt devices. Mark/Space has the best combination of Mac and Palm OS expertise, as well as key resources to develop modern synchronization architecture. Mark/Space is developing a replacement to HotSync Manager that works on modern Mac OS versions, newer Palm OS devices, and can be maintained into the future. This document outlines some of the goals and some of the design decisions behind this new solution. tech news

This technical brief will help reader to understand how Sophos Anti-Virus protects Mac OS X computers. It describes the different scanning modes and the installation process, and discusses how one can automate and centralize the key management tasks of updating and reporting. Sophos Anti-Virus is designed for corporate networks. It protects laptops, desktops, and servers by detecting, reporting, and disinfecting viruses. It provides comprehensive management and reporting features enabling centralized administration. tech news

Many medium and large networks today are deploying Microsoft Active Directory to provide the infrastructure needed to manage users and computers. Apple has made efforts to integrate Mac OS X client systems into these networks using Directory Services and LDAP. This white paper looks at how well this integration works, and discusses work that Thursby Software Systems is doing to overcome limitations to Apple's solution via their new product ADmitMac. tech news

This webcast will cover integrating Mac OS X into Netware environments. The specific examples will use Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) and Netware 6.5. Dan will cover the schema extension to eDirectory, and how to manage the schema extensions and populate users with Novell's iManager 2.0.1. Apple's Workgroup Manager is also capable of populating users, which he will discuss as well. Dan will also demonstrate how to create a simple iManager plug-in to manage the Apple specific attributes for user objects. Finally, he will give tips and some gotchas to watch out for when integrating Mac OS X into a Netware environment. tech news